Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-19
a CHAT ABouT CANCERS.
distinguished Men who have had
Troubles with their Threats.

Troubles with their Threats.
DID SoT-CoL- ISGEEsoIL's AIMEST-THE CASES
| OF GIN. GRANT AND SENATOR HILL-sIR HoRELL
! N'KENzIE's VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
| The illness Of the crown prince OF Germany from
cancer In the throat reminds the public OF the
great suffering OF Gen. Grant, ana renews popular
Interest in the discussion OF this fatal disease.
| such prominent men being affected by it makes
/ the disease prominent. When Senator Hill and
Gen. Grant died OF It the theory was quite general
that IL was the result Of too free use OF that
noxious weed, tobacco. when it was announced
that Col Robert @. Ingersol was threatened with
the disease it was the belief OF many pious people
that It was the direct Judgment Of the Lord. In a
conversation with DR. Carroll Morgan of this city,
STAR reporter learned that Col. Ingersoll had no
cancer, and that tobacco is not the radical cause
OF cancer. The trouble with Col. Ingersolrs
throat was nrst discovered by DIR. Morgan
twelve months before IL went ont to the world
that judgment had come upon The agnoS-
covered tumor IN Col. IngersOlls throat and told
Elm or ". lt was then not easily discovered, and
otner doctors who examined the throat about
the same time reported that they failed TO dis
cover anything Of the sort DR.. Morgan made
craving or the tumor as he saw IL with his
lar, ,ary nsoseope Two or three months later some OF
inc New YORK doctors discovered the tumOr. COL
lnSersoll was then thoroughly frightened, as Is
shown by telegram sent by him 10 DR.. Morgan
NEXT day, when the colonel would he there 10 con-
SUIT him. The tone OF the dispatch shows how
ANXIOUS he was, and might be construed by some
70 lndicate that the colonel shared the belief OF
MS piollS critics that there was Judgment"
Dr Morgan says Of the tuTGor that 1t was
staple turnor. such as he has frequently removed
with perfect success, and was not q cancer at all
Colonel IEgersoll was going to Europe TO consult
me pest surgical skill there. He got from DR.
who has been consulted as to the crown princes
tnroat, VINO Is a personal friend OF DIR. Morgan
He telegrapned to Dr. Mackenzie, who replied that
ne could not be In London OF the time designated
The boycott conspiracy" cases in New York pre-
vented Colonel 1ngersolls going TO Europe.
He then invited Dr. Morgan to accompany him
10 the ACKNOWLEDGES and operate the tumor This
DIR. y. IS engagements prevented his accepting.
~ do not know now how Colonel Ingersoll is, ;"
no cancer IL was such tumor as could be re-
moved without extraordinary trouble"
PROMINENT MEN WITH THROAT TROUBLES.
The doctor talked very interestingly with TIE
STAR reporter about cancers, prominent men who
had them, and those who thought they had. Being
come under his observation. Cancer he said,
rs not as common as you ma. suppose. II has
been talked about much because OF some great
men being attacked by IL. Great men are not par
ticulariy subject 10 it. A huckster is even more
apt 10 have IL. Cancer seems to ne more common
now because we know mOre about it, and the case
OF Gen. Grant attracted 40 much attention. There
are at least hundred cases Of consumption
10 one OF cancer OF the throat. When such wide
ions IL caused a regular panic among public
men who talked or smoked q great deal. and
Thought they might have cancer. Many rushed
OF at once TO have their threats examined. PeO-
pie who never thought OF sDch thing before had
their Threats looked into 1t put considerable
money in the pockets OF The doctors. IL would
astonish you Know how many public men
stopped slnokis altogether or curtaled their sup
ply OF cigars.
There was one Senator-the successor TO one OF
the members OF Nj. Cleyeland's CabineL-who was
an tnyeterate smoker, became convinced that he
had acancer In his throat, and lived life OF tor
ture for few months There is probably not
another man in this country who smoked as much
as this senator did. There Was but one brand Of
cigars that was strong enough for him. ANY ortli-
nary cigar would be nothing more than stick TO
him, and it was very seldom he found a man WILL
ing 10 smoke one OF his cigars. All during Grants
last Illness he was under treatment. There was
a little sore place in his throat that / was very
confident was not cancer, but, OF course could
not say positively at the very first glance. told
him that 1T was probably nothing at all TO be
alarmed at. But he thought it a cancer, and was
wild about II. lie wanted me 10 state ct once what
IL was. a thing no man could do; but after watch
Ing IL closely, was soon able to assure him that
he had no cancer, which he was very reluctant to
believe. Meanwhile Gen. Grant died, and the
fist thing knew the senator was making cam
paign speeches in the open air. and he is now free
from oil apprehension. He Is only one OF the most
conspicuous OF many. Many members and Sen
ators have IN. cat trouble, but not cancer. Some
are apprphensive; Others never appear TO think OF
cancer one OF MIR. Clcvelanis Cabinet has had
throat trouble for long time, but don't believe
.
has ne has never mentioned IT, There Is no danger
OF cancer Al his case.
CANCERS AND CIGARS.
ais 1t trun that smoking cigars causes cancers
':Hardly. Excessive smoking, asexcassive eating,
drinking. or any other dissipation, win promote
cancer IL the person is already predispospd TO It,
There IS no reason to suppose That smoking Will
cause cancer. Many people smoke AZ frghtml
rate and get no cancer: Many never use tobacco
and die with cancer. Women have cancer OF the
breast and throat. They are not caused by smok-
Ing. II person is predSpoSeu TO cancer IL may be
brought olt by any sort Of violence against ma
tuYe. Late hours. too much eating, too much
drinking, Irregular habits OF any sort, may develop
IL. IL may be developed by hard blow. sullivan
might hit q man in the neck and develop 4
cancer for MIN. long-cont .nued sore throat,
breathing bad air Tor long time, any,
thing irritating the throat. might develop a
cancer that Was trying to come into existence
There is theory that cancer Is hereditary, but
hereditary lire Is not strongly marked. ueredita-
ment in IL cannot be traced with any certainty.
Cancers are not common. There are manythroat
troubles not cancerous, that are very common and
annoying. The throat is affected by the climate
and atmosphere Bad air will cause continuous
throat irritation. The bad air In OF the public
buildings here make many threats suffer, and
might remotely assist the development OF cancer.
The Bureau OF Engraving and Printing and the
Printing 0ihee are lri4htiul ON the threats OF
those employed In them"
DIR. NAcKENzIEs VISIT TO THIS CITY.
In 1852 DR.. Mackenzie, the crown princes sur
geOn, was the guest OF DR.. Carroll Morgan in this
city. The doctor has an excellent photograph OF
him, as well as photographs OF some OF the famous
German doctors who have been associated with
him in the treatment OF the princes throat.
"IOu may depend upon iJ that il DIR. Mackenzie
has decided that nothing Is 10 be gained by an
operation on the princes throat he knows what he
Is talking about and tire prince Is done for Dr.
Mackenzie is cool, keen, Intellectual, and ambi-
tious III there was anything to be done he would
not hesitate 10 do il. can see him now among
those excitable German doctors, a cool Anglo.
Saxon, examining the crown princes throat as he
would yours o. mine, or the throat OF q car
driver. II he had him in charge lie has
perfect self-pO session and great skill, He is
never ''rattled." Look at his picture: You see
coolness and Keen intellect. He can well stand
up against the jealousy OF the Germans! He will
not come out, as poor Dr.. Douglass did In the
Grant case lie VIII not sacrifice as much as
tice and his health. Coz. Fred Grant said he was
ro0bing the estate when he put In a bill for
$4,000. He gave uD practice OF $4,000 year
Tor Gen. Grant, and the last heard OF him he WAS
embarrassed financially. He Is making barely
enough 70 live On. The attention he gave to
that case ana the anxiety IL caused him broke his
health down. His practice and everything went
TO pieceS. People seldom appreciate the anxiety
doctor feels Tor his patient. Mackenzie will not
let this happen 10 him. The operation it is pro-
posed TO perform upon the crown prince has been
The result: believe it usually kills the patienti
HOW CANCER KILLS.
"a cancer kills sometimes by eating into blood
vessel, BIZ smothering or starving the patient, or
BY attacking the whole system A man operated
on for cancer in the throat died at Providence Hos
4 plIaL ON pCSt-mOrtem it VIZ Iound thai sfo ON